Batam is full of mystery...hehehe...there is another joke which i will post on a later time about Indonesian version of mathematics.

Ok, here's the joke...

I went over to Baba Street food court in my last trip to eat my favourite roti prata (i brand it the BEST prata in Batam),hehehe...one kosong prata is suppose to cost 6500 rupiah (i asked the shop owner). So in my 1st order i ordered 3 prata kosong (the bill on the right side of the photo below).

The bill turn out to be 3 prata for 20k rupiah. We didnt notice this at 1st and while my friends were still hungry, so they ordered another 2 more prata kosong,hehehe...that was when the bill on the left-hand-side of the photo appears,hehehe.... 1 prata kosong for 13k rupiah.

We didnt argue/talk with the staff from prata shop over the the price difference since variance isnt much and we just laugh at the bill. To us, its just an after-dinner joke in how they calculate the bills.

I and my friends had very bad experience with those fuckers taxi drivers. Bad experience over at Tg Pinang and the old Batam Ampar. Like hooligans! Cheaters and crooks. I know they are trying to earn a living. But the way they doing business they are only scaring away tamus. But those encounters were many years back. Early last year encountered another experience with the taxi. It was raining and certain part of the road were flooded. But vehicles can still move slowly. I paid 30K for the trip to Penuin. Half way CB told me need to take separate route to avoid the flood. Told me to top up 20K. I mean i cant possibly say no and it was still raining. Tats why i never trust those taxi drivers at all. To each its own. Now tat they have grab and i will just bok them when going back to HB.

Hmm...come to think of it, i have not seen any senior bros who frequent Batam in SBF that never have had any bad experience with taxi drivers in Batam before. Even before i made my 1st trip there, and after reading the previously older Batam thread and already knew what kind of attitude those "baddie" taxi drivers is going to be, i still need to face it. Part of the experience, i guess. (or part of growing up?Hehehe...)

One of my bad experience in Nagoya Hill Mall entrance, i try to take a photo of its taxi fare listed outside the taxi counter, i got shouted at by the taxi touts. I dont get such issue in BCS mall, Harbour Bay ferry terminal and DC mall. Another one was when my friends and i were going somewhere from Harbour Bay, my friends drops me off on the way to his destination got charge 70k rupiah instead of the initial 30k rupiah. This one ticks me off and i launch an official complain to Harbour Bay (even tho i am not expecting its going to help much) and well, it turns out the situation got a little better, they improved on the situation (rare).

For every bad experience i had in Batam, i seek a solution/s to it. Bad experience here said is not just solely on taxi issue alone but can be on girls in Batam, massage parlor, booking joints, hotel accommodation etc. Over the years, experience pile up base on understanding (and some analysis), solution/s built and my Batam trip/s experience just gotten better and better over time,hehehe...

I said, no point crying over spilled milk. i learn from it instead,hehehe...at the same time also learned from other bro's "spilled milk" from the past and the current. Making sure whenever i encountered same/similar situation, my "cries" can be minimized when i travel to Batam.

In order to be able to remember the good and bad i experienced/learned in Batam, i have it recorded in this thread,hehehe...so that i have lesser chance to forget.

Thank you to TS Nono for excellent info...reading the forum and takes notes make my trip successful...

Cewek arrived and fire one round and nap before dinner at Windsor foodcourt nearby...

Day 2
went for foot reflexology at BCS took 1 hour foot masage...

Do shopping at JC Supermarket and bought local Indon specual...

Afternoon go to Fame spa...took 360k package...gal hard sell but not in mood to do any special...

Day 3

prepare to go back...

Above field report just to share there is enough info to enjoy Batam wo asking questions...

Look like u have a wonderful solo trip. Many many new hotel recently. Da Vienna, stay there when it just open and had lot of memories there. If stay there again, will drop by tua pek kong near there to pai pai ping an.

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